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May 20, 2013
Join the Discussion on May 22: UNH and the STEM Workforce Challenge: What Is Our Role?
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and the STEM “pipeline” have been in the news quite often recently, and universities like UNH are being called upon to be part of the solution.On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:30 – 2:00 pm in the Chase Ocean Engineering Lab, Room 115, join your colleagues from Cooperative Extension, NH Sea Grant, the Center for Ocean and Coastal... Read more
Apr 08, 2013
UNH Scientists Document First Expansion of ‘Sea Potato’ Seaweed Into New England
A team of UNH researchers and students have documented the rapid southern expansion of Colpomenia peregrina, also known as sea potato or oyster thief, from Novia Scotia to Cape Cod. While the sea potato is an introduced, not invasive, species in New England waters, its rapid expansion into Gulf of Maine oyster beds raises concerns.The researchers and other scientists are keeping a close eye on C... Read more
Mar 25, 2013
UNH and Southwest Research Institute to Collaborate on Space, Earth and Ocean Science Research
UNH and the Southwest Research Institute have signed a 5-year research collaboration agreement. Roy Torbert, UNH professor of physics and director of the UNH Space Science Center, says it "will allow UNH to expand our involvement into larger and more complex space missions, and SwRI will be able to tap into UNH’s expertise to diversify its program into Earth and ocean science.”SwRI will open a... Read more
Mar 25, 2013
Jo Daniel and Other Faculty Receive UNH ADVANCE Leadership and STEM Collaboration Awards
Jo Daniel, associate professor of civil engineering, has been awarded this year’s Karen Von Damm Leadership Development grant by the UNH ADVANCE program. The grant, designed to help female faculty members assume leadership roles within the university while maintaining their research, honors Von Damm, a world-renowned UNH chemical oceanographer who passed away in 2008. Read more- Next Posts
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Jul 01, 2013
NH Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension Lead Citizen Scientists' Work to Document Climate Change
Alyson Eberhardt, coastal ecosystems specialist with NH Sea Grant/UNH Cooperative Extension (NHSG/UNHCE), works with citizen scientists in southeastern N.H. to document small-scale impacts of climate change in their backyards and neighborhoods. The data the volunteers will meticulously record, such as the date the tree buds open up, when chipmunks begin scurrying through the yard, and when... Read morePosted in: Agriculture & Biosciences, Marine & Ocean Sciences, Sustainability & the Environment, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
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